Use Your Fitness

While in the middle of the holiday season, getting away from the box for a few days was valuable for Gabby and I. After passing my CF-L3 (Major goal of 2022) but prior to leaving for my brother’s graduation in Honolulu the pressure of the gym, work, family, and school, they were all piling on my spirit. I was easily irritable and fatigued. I agree with Jocko that responsibility is the glory of adulthood and that discipline creates freedom. I believe deeply that we are living the American Dream by embracing MidState Ohana. We all thrive by coming together. Hard work is the proper way to honor our kin and the universe but my energy was off.

MidState Ohana has allowed us to create a place of safety for our community. A place where we challenge ourselves physically and mentally, a place where we build up resiliency. At MidState CrossFit we are playing the long game. Functional fitness takes your body and creates a vessel in which you can experience peak life at a moment's notice, it prepares you for  the unknown and unknowable. 

This adventure to Hawaii allowed us to put our efforts to the test for 4 days, it allowed me to take a deep breath with the ocean. I surfed with my kid brother and our lovely Lillie Lodwick all weekend long. Never did my 35 year old body fail me with the young bucks on Waikiki. Wake up early, stay up late, dawn patrol, surf till dusk, non-issues. 

Going into this new year we have big goals for all our members. To allow you to know more deeply why we do the things we do. Why CrossFit works so well. We aim to educate, entertain, and inspire you to become the best versions of yourselves. Through this aim you will be better prepared for life's stressors and also ready for any 4 day adventure you may want to partake in. Disney trip with young children, marathon, spartan races, or to survive the long weeks of the school year with your kiddos, you are ready for it because you embrace MidState Ohana. 

These are the times of our lives we will always cherish, let’s all grow to be the crazy fit 85 year olds who buck the trend of chronic disease. We are the type of people who hit the waves of life with vigor because of a lifetime of good choices. Health comes in many forms and as we build our Pono in the Central Valley those choices can be discussed openly in a safe, welcoming, and hard working environment. 

What goals or adventures are in store for you in 2023? You are ready for them, so write them down, and let’s manifest them in this next chapter of our lives!